State Arsenal

ID: 1055
This file appears in: Franklin County Hemp

Painting of the State Arsenal looking toward Frankfort by Paul Sawyier.
Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Franklin County Hemp

By Amy Roe
Historical Marker #1164 in Frankfort recognizes the former site of the Kentucky River Mills, which was the last hemp factory to operate in Kentucky (1878 -1952). Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier briefly…